catelin

You are an amazing woman, Cate. Your posts never fail to inspire me. My husband and I used to go to the mall on weekends to find books-on-tape for him He in his wheelchair holding his portable oxygen tank with its little wheels, me pushing the whole works and struggling to get the doors to the mall open by myself. I know those looks. I heard those thoughts. The thing that I remember most is that reactions were split half/half. Some people stared at us with resentment and anger, others rushed to help with the door. Nervously, they smiled at us, doing what they could to make things easier. THe scowlers looked like they wished we'd stayed home so their trip to the mall wouldn't be bummed out by a dose of reality. We had a good time anyway.

It's different, taking care of someone so intimately, but really, not all that different. It's just love.